Pixaki
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Pixaki, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Pixaki's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Intro | Free | 3 layers + 1 reference layer · 8 animation frames · 160 × 160 px maximum canvas · Basic import and export formats · No time limits or ads |
| Pro | $20, paid once | Unlimited layers and references · Unlimited animation frames · Up to 2 megapixel canvas · Advanced import and export, including Aseprite and Photoshop PSD · One-time App Store price shown as $20.00 |
The facts
Each one read from Pixaki's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Animation
- Projects support shared layers with individual timelines, 18 blend modes, onion skinning for up to ten frames, and bulk layer or frame actions.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Cloud and collaboration
- Pixaki supports iCloud Drive for storing and sharing projects, and its site says users can collaborate through iCloud Drive.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Color and selection
- Color tools include HSB and RGB sliders, hex input, eyedropper, bucket fill, and color replacement; selection tools include freehand, rectangular, and color selection.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Drawing tools
- It includes pixel perfect painting, round and square brushes, a matrix dither brush with 13 patterns, and line, rectangle, and ellipse tools.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Integrations and formats
- Pro can import and export Aseprite documents and layered Photoshop PSDs, and export images, GIF, animated PNG, QuickTime movies, and sprite sheets.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Intended users
- The site describes Intro as suited to people starting with pixel art and Pro as suited to professional artists and game creators.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Privacy
- The developer’s privacy policy says the apps may collect anonymous usage, app, version, language, operating system, and crash report information through Apple if a user agrees to share it.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Product
- Pixaki is a pixel art creation app for making pixel art and animations on iPad.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Reference images
- Users can import full resolution images from Photos or Files as reference layers and draw over them.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Storage limitation
- The user guide says Pixaki’s Apple-standard project package is incompatible with Dropbox and Google Drive because of their incomplete implementations of Apple standards.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Support
- The solo developer says he aims to respond to support requests within a couple of working days or sooner, and offers email and Discord support.checked 9 Oct 2001
Where it runs
- Platform requirement
- Pixaki is created exclusively for iPad and iPad Pro; the App Store listing requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.checked 9 Oct 2001
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